Self-Powered Shopping Cart

Problems of Current Shopping Cart:

1- Driving Problem

     – hard to push/pull

2- Controling Problem

     –Small Wheels

     – Size/weight

3- Emptying Problem

     –Deepness

New Design Description:

SELF-POWERED SHOPPING CART

The new design has additional features to the current one in order to turn the current design into an inclusive design. The new shopping cart is designed to serve all people without discrimination of elderly or handicap people.

FEATURES:

• BIGGER WHEELS: It is hard to control small wheel so the size of wheel is increased. 
• ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT: The height of the shopping cart can be adjustable with button from the control panel, that is placed the holder part of the shopping cart. Thanks to this features, the user can pick the most comfortable height.
• POWER SOURCE: The power needed to do function on the control panel will be placed under the cart. It will be rechargeable. 

• SLIDING BARS: One of the biggest problem is emptying basket of the shopping cart, you have to lay down, or carry some heavy things that you bought to the accounter's desk. With this additional features, when the user press eject on the control panel, the bars on bottom surface of the shopping cart will start to slide toward to the front and all the thing inside the basket will be emptied by this option. User do not need to transfer anything . Also even though the user can the height of the cart, when the EMPTY button is clicked, it goes to the same height as the accounter's desk.
  
• SENSORS:
  
  
  
  
  This features is thought to help the blind people originally, however it can serves to all user. 
  When the shopping cart will too close to an object, it will make a warning and slow the cart.
  
  
  
  
  
• CONTROL PANEL: The control panel will be placed to the holder of the shopping cart
  
  
  
  
  Left-top area is used for the adjustment of the height of shopping cart.
  
  
  
  
  

  Left-bottom area is used to empty the basket by adjusting the height to default and activating sliding bars. Oppositely, close the basket again after emptying.
  Middle-Top is used to control movement of the cart by using joystick like tool.
  Middle-Bottom is used to show the battery charge. If the charge is too low it will be read and lock the cart not to use.
  Right Area is used for navigation inside the market. It will show where you are, and general outline of the market to find easily what you are looking for.
  The control panel will use Braille System, which is a language using dots for the blind people reading so that they can also understand functions to the control panel.

Self Powered Shopping Cart:

Appeals to almost everyone:

     Height adjustability (=deepness of the basket)

         - Prevents backpain :elder, people with wheelchair, shorters, tallers, etc.

     Easy control (big wheels, extended handle) on faulty floors

         - Not require too much effort :elder, women, frails, etc.

    Easy discharge (to car, counter, etc.)

         - No pain, no effort :for everyone

    Self-powered (battery)

         - No need to push-pull : for everyone

    Operable control panel (simple, large icons-labels, helpful)

    Not require special skill, but hands:people with no arm ???

    Navigation (Map) :you are here – structure of the market 

    Braille System :Blind (over every label)

    Accident Prevention : Sensors (front and both corners)